The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-02-10

j. w. DORR Editor.
Tallahassee, Rla.. Feb. No. 1857.
Major George r. Fairbanks, of the
Fernandina Misror, made telling address
before the Coast Defence Convention at
DeFuniak Springs.
We regret that an article on the Sum-
ter County Fair, which was in type, was
inadvertently omitted in the makeup of
last weeks FLoRIDIAN.
There seems to be but three or four
papers of the whole press of the State
that desire the bad distinction of having
their paragraphs approving its course
copied into the Times Union.
The Mexican soldiers pension bill has
passed at last under the singing shame
of injustice that has rested on Congress
for years; and large number of Polk
county people are interested.-BGrtoso
Informant.
Gen. ]. E. Yonge, of Pensacola, has
been nominated by the President as
United States Consul to Gothenburg.
The distinguished Floridian's ability
fits him for higher position in the diplo-
matte service, but he is still q young man.
Governor Perry, who went on to
Washington last week in the interest Of
the Florida Indian War Claim, returned
Saturday night. He expresses confidence
that the bill for the States benefit now
pending in the Senate will pass that
body.
The Republican papers which insin-
uate that Mr.. Watterson is firing his loud
sounding pop-gun at the President be-
cause the President refuses to give him
any patronage pie are clearly mistaken.
Mr.. Watterson doesn't want any pie. He
wants the country to think his pop-gun
is a cannon.-Sdvdnn0h Ne,os.
The Senatorial trouble in Indiana is
at an end for the present. The vote
hitherto has stood, Turpie Oem.) IS,
Harrison (Rep) II, Allen Labor 4.
Robinson, one OF the four Labor mem.
bers, on the I'd inst, cast his vote for
Judge Turpie, thus giving the Demo.
cratic nominee sufficient votes to elect
him, 76. He was, therefore, declared
elected. But, on the other hand, the Re-
publicans declared the election illegal,
and will re-elect Harrison, the present
member, who will at once proceed to con.
test Judge Turpie's seat. But the scene
Of contest is now changed from the Leg.
islsture to the national chamber of the
U. S. Senate at Palatko
Daily Neus
The Quincy Herdld says "the ele
CANT hospitality of the home of Col
John G. Gibbe's, and his most accom-
plished lady, was never more brilliantly
illustrated than on the evening of the
2lst inst, where had gathered SO many
ladies and gentlemen of Quincy, repre-
senting its grace, beauty and intellec
tual refinement, with the delightful com
pany of fair visitors from other localities
complimentary to Mr.. J. E. Davidson and
his lovely bride, so pleasantly known as
Miss Jennie Bird, of Monticello, who is
greatly endeared to our community, for
her kind and valuable assistance, in the
past, in raising the means to erect our
beautiful Confederate monument"
The lavish bestowal of pensions re
ceived check in the House Committee
the other day when an adverse report
was made on the proposition to pension
Mrs. Logan, wife of Senator Logan. We
are sorry that the line had to be drawn
on this most estimable woman, as she is
without any question, one of the most
noble and worthy ladies of the land.
But precedent is fearful and dangerous
thing, and if this pension policy was fol-
lowed out, our country would soon b.
ruined utterly by favored class, to whom
the rest would be but slaves. 1t was most
fortunate that the people had already
pensioned Mrs. Logan by donations that
will reach over 5000, otherwise our
danger would have been greater.-Bar
toao Informant.
-" The NANCY pack of journalistic ours
that yelp at the Times Unions HEELS" i
the way Mr.. c. H. Jones speaks of the
gentlemen of the Florida press who ar,
independent enough to disagree with him
and criticise his course. A little less thar
year ago Mr.. Jones was made presiden,
of the National Press Association. HI
ID also president of the Florida Stat.
Press Association. BY the use of th'
above epithet he has disgraced both o.
these positions, and shown that he has nc
conception of the dignity of the positions
to which gentlemen of the press elevated
him. As editor of the leading paper of Flor
Ida and Is president Of the two association
named, Mr.. Jones could we'll afford t.
treat members of the press gentlemanly
He has shown himself capable of being .